A National Geograhic-led campaign to give kids the power of global knowledge. There is great information and interactive tools for parents, teachers, and kids. Be sure to check out the 10 Ways to Give Your Students the World in the Teachers page.
This guide, written by teacher and technology integration guru Richard Byrne, is a terrific resource for teachers looking to use, or expand their use of, Google Earth in their lessons.
Here's a project initiative that uses technology to provide students with a geographic context for world literature. Although the project is still in its infancy, the website posts activities for exploring the geographic settings of books for students of all grade-levels, and of course, you can create your own connections to literature in Google Earth.
My Wonderful World
A National Geograhic-led campaign to give kids the power of global knowledge. There is great information and interactive tools for parents, teachers, and kids. Be sure to check out the 10 Ways to Give Your Students the World in the Teachers page.Online Geography Games
GeoSpy: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/geospy/
GeoNet: http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/
Sheppard Software: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
Maps—Tools for Adventure: http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/toolsforadventure/games/gis.htmlFact Monster Quizzes, Crosswords, & Games: http://www.factmonster.com/spot/99geography1.html#quiz
Placefy: http://www.placefy.com/
LizardPoint: http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/
Skpe Technotutorial
EPals
Google Earth Across the Curriculum
This guide, written by teacher and technology integration guru Richard Byrne, is a terrific resource for teachers looking to use, or expand their use of, Google Earth in their lessons.Google Lit Trips
Here's a project initiative that uses technology to provide students with a geographic context for world literature. Although the project is still in its infancy, the website posts activities for exploring the geographic settings of books for students of all grade-levels, and of course, you can create your own connections to literature in Google Earth.Geocaching
This high-tech treasure hunting game played around the world with GPS devices is a fun way to practice geography and map-reading skills.Glogster Edu Tutorial
Glogster Educator Resource Library (pdf document)
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